The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has been tapped by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) for agricultural production in the country 's prison and penal farms. The BuCor had earlier said it has 48,783.31 hectares of land nationwide that can be converted to agricultural and aqua-culture sites as...
A legal entanglement concerning intellectual property (IP) related to a reactor design, which South Korea encountered with the American firm Westinghouse Electric Company, continues to impede the targeted feasibility study intended to evaluate the potential for reactivating the mothballed...
Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) power generation arm, Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), is targeting to commence electricity supply from its 1,200-megawatt Atimonan coal plant by 2029 or 2030, subject to government approval. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Meralco Giga Summit 2025,...
To support the growth of renewable energy (RE) technologies in the country, Ayala-led ACEN Corp. believes that the ideal ratio of battery storage to solar capacity should be between 30 and 40 percent. In an ambush interview last week, Eric Francia, president and chief executive officer of ACEN,...
CEBU CITY – A 150-megawatt solar power plant will soon rise in the northern tip of Cebu province. CEBU Gov. Gwen Garcia (center) leads the groundbreaking for the 150-megawatt solar power plant in Daanbantayan, Cebu. (Sugbo News) The power facility, which is set to be the biggest in Cebu, will be...
RIVERBANK , oil on canvas, 2025 The lingering warmth of a remembered sunset, the soft echo of waves on a distant shore, the endless green fields under a vast sky - these were the impressions left by Orley Ypon’s “ Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa” at Galerie Joaquin. The exhibit was a journey into...
Wyn Power Corp. announced that its 50-megawatt peak (MWp) solar power plant in Batangas is set to begin construction works. In a statement on Wednesday, March 5, Wyn Power said it broke ground on its ₱1.5-billion solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Brgy. Bukal, Taysan, Batangas, which spans across...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking into establishing a network of solar-powered ice plants across the country to minimize spoilage and post-harvest losses in agricultural and fishery products. In a statement on Saturday, March 1, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said this...
The much-anticipated fresh round of extensive feasibility study for the targeted revival of the 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) will be facing delays due to “compliance concerns” that the governments of the Philippines and South Korea have yet to accomplish. In an exclusive...
Following the groundbreaking of the Philippines’ largest desalination plant in Iloilo City, Metro Pacific Water Solutions (MPW) plans to source a portion of its energy from a waste-to-energy (WtE) facility. In a forum on Wednesday, Feb. 26, Jose Mari Lazo, chief finance officer of MPW, shared...
ILOILO CITY – Construction is set to begin for the country’s largest desalination plant in Metro Iloilo. BUSINESSMAN Manny Pangilinan graces the groundbreaking of the country’s biggest desalination plant in Iloilo City on Friday, Feb. 21. (Tara Yap) Secretary Jonvic Remulla of...
MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), the renewable energy unit of Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen), has energized its 19.8-megawatt alternating current (MWac) solar power plant in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija. Inaugurated on Tuesday, Feb. 18, the plant is expected to supply power to at least 20,000...
